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Cope Middle School

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Cope Middle School ranks 199 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Cope Middle School in Bossier City, LA, serves 752 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Bossier Parish school district, which ranks in the 68th percentile statewide. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating, ranking 199th out of 452 middle schools in Louisiana, and offers a stable, well-managed learning environment with a notably low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.8%—far better than nearby schools like Rusheon Middle School (41.4%) and Greenacres Middle School (28.3%).

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional advanced math program: 99% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically outperforming the district average of 66% and the state average of 65%. This "Algebra I Effect" boosts the school's overall math scores, though grade-level math performance is more mixed—for example, 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 53%, just above the state average but below the district's 57%. In contrast, 7th graders shine with a 73% proficiency rate in math, the highest among all same-district peers. The school also shows strong performance for its White students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide, but struggles to achieve the same results for other student groups, highlighting a significant achievement gap that needs attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Cope offers a middle ground. While Benton Intermediate School (9.57 miles away) boasts higher test scores (88% in math, 90% in ELA) and a lower free/reduced lunch rate (33.29% vs. Cope's 58.51%), Cope's performance aligns more closely with peers like Elm Grove Middle School and Greenacres, which have similar socioeconomic profiles. Meanwhile, Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School (8.8 miles away) represents the region's academic pinnacle with near-100% proficiency, but serves a very different demographic. Overall, Cope Middle School provides a predictable, stable environment with a strong attendance culture and an elite advanced math track, making it a solid choice for families seeking consistency in the Bossier City area.

752

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,920

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4814 Shed Road
Bossier City, LA 71111

(318) 549-5380

District: Bossier Parish

Students who attend Cope Middle School usually attend:

High:

Airline High School

Feeder schools for Cope Middle School:

Elementary:	Meadowview Elementary School
	Stockwell Place Elementary School
	W.T. Lewis Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.9%

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg63%

199^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Bossier Parish

37^th of 116Bossier Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	199 of 452	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	212 of 447	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	222 of 449	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	158 of 465	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	163 of 460	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	127 of 459	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	157 of 411	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	119 of 437	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	147 of 435	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.9	92 of 482	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	117 of 470	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	99 of 457	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	116 of 442	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	113 of 412	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	106 of 408	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	90 of 425	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	90 of 413	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.1	124 of 396	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	186 of 344	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	197 of 333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	127 of 360	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	159 of 360	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	103 of 352	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	163 of 338	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	163 of 313	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	60.7	43 of 170	74.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	26 of 56	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	187 of 434	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	201 of 415	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	190 of 415	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	134 of 444	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	165 of 441	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	159 of 441	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	186 of 418	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	101 of 178	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	85 of 155	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	93 of 152	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	90 of 163	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	77 of 163	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	81 of 153	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	54 of 118	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	297 of 450	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	299 of 437	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	299 of 444	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	225 of 459	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	240 of 458	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	243 of 455	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	267 of 430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	258 of 403	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	207 of 435	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	195 of 414	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	208 of 426	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	153 of 443	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	149 of 442	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	107 of 442	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	168 of 418	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.0	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.5	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	91 of 225	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	57 of 168	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	111 of 175	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	73 of 206	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	115 of 206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	77 of 210	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	85 of 202	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	83 of 338	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	84 of 316	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	56 of 320	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	41 of 352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	74 of 362	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	54 of 358	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	81 of 350	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	53 of 338	84.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)75th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2018)75th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2026)36th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+34 vs state

English Language Arts72%~ state avg

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Social Studies55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Cope Middle School	Public	6-8	4814 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5380	752	47	15.8	58.5%	266 (35.4%)	330 (43.9%)	101 (13.4%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	57.5	199^th of 452 public middle schools	56.0%		53.5	212^th of 447 public middle schools	52.6%	13	65.0	73.0	53.0	64.0	74.0	78.0	68.0	72.0	42.0	62.0	59.0	55.0	99.0	$13,920
Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6210	543	40	13.7	70.7%	126 (23.2%)	280 (51.6%)	79 (14.5%)	37 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	52.3	233^rd of 452 public middle schools	48.5%		45.1	257^th of 447 public middle schools	42.5%	24	53.0	67.0	56.0	59.0	72.0	70.0	72.0	71.0	50.0	48.0	64.0	54.0		$15,722
Rusheon Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Old Minden Road	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6610	583	40	14.6	80.8%	64 (11.0%)	317 (54.4%)	185 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	12.3	410^th of 452 public middle schools	9.3%		9.3	417^th of 447 public middle schools	6.7%	7	35.0	35.0	23.0	31.0	54.0	50.0	51.0	52.0	30.0	35.0	37.0	34.0		$17,120
Elm Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 Panther Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2400	916	58	15.7	50.3%	517 (56.4%)	225 (24.6%)	94 (10.3%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.7%)	65.1	162^nd of 452 public middle schools	64.2%		63.4	166^th of 447 public middle schools	62.9%	4	65.0	63.0	55.0	61.0	78.0	80.0	70.0	76.0	59.0	68.0	70.0	66.0	100.0	$14,235
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6008 Youree Drive	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-5324	992	57	17.3	62.1%	239 (24.1%)	641 (64.6%)	53 (5.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	39.1	293^rd of 452 public middle schools	35.2%		39.9	277^th of 447 public middle schools	38.0%	16	59.0	56.0	52.0	55.0	63.0	69.0	61.0	65.0	38.0	52.0	48.0	47.0	100.0	$14,630
AmiKiDs Caddo	Public, Charter	6-8	1807 San Jacinto St	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 364-5287	60	0	6000.0	93.3%	2 (3.3%)	52 (86.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0.4	452^nd of 452 public middle schools	0.0%					(n/a)	6.0	8.0		5.0		25.0	17.0	19.0		13.0				$6,702
Fair Park Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3222 Greenwood Road	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-8181	469	2	201.2	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	440 (93.8%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.7	440^th of 452 public middle schools	2.7%		4.7	431^st of 447 public middle schools	3.6%	9	21.0	38.0	11.0	24.0	30.0	53.0	25.0	36.0		27.0	13.0	17.0		$16,872
Linear/Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	1845 Linear St.	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 221-3896	259	22	11.9	92.7%	4 (1.5%)	247 (95.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6.8	431^st of 452 public middle schools	4.6%		8.8	420^th of 447 public middle schools	6.0%	11	22.0	25.0	36.0	27.0	37.0	35.0	49.0	40.0	20.0	23.0	29.0	25.0		$19,356
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7635 Cornelious Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-6588	977	59	16.6	23.3%	565 (57.8%)	249 (25.5%)	50 (5.1%)	71 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)	97.5	6^th of 452 public middle schools	98.7%					(n/a)	99.0			100.0		99.0	100.0	100.0			99.0			$13,955
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	Public	6-8	6310 Clift Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 868-2753	336	28	12.0	84.2%	6 (1.8%)	316 (94.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1.9	447^th of 452 public middle schools	1.1%		2	441^st of 447 public middle schools	1.3%	6					32.0	31.0	28.0	30.0	9.0	24.0				$20,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Cope Middle School

What district is Cope Middle School in?

Bossier Parish

Is Cope Middle School a good school?

Cope Middle School ranks 199^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cope Middle School?

Students at Cope Middle School are 44% African American, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Cope Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cope Middle School usually go on to attend Airline High School

How many students attend Cope Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Cope Middle School.

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